Sun, Moon, Stars Review

The sun is a...

• planet

• star

• satellite

• moon

How does gravity affect objects?

• Gravity pushes objects down to Earth

• Gravity does nothing to objects

• Gravity pulls objects toward the center of Earth

• Gravity makes objects float

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Rotation is...

• the movement of one object around another

• Mrs. Roth running in circles

• a process that takes 365 days

• the spinning of an object on an axis

Which star will appear the brightest from Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The Earth spins in a __________________ direction.

• counter clockwise

• clockwise

The sun appears to rise in the _______________

• North

• East

• South

• West

Revolution is...

• the spinning of Earth on its axis

• the movement of one object around another

• Mrs. Roth running around the room

• a process that takes 24 hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The sun appears to set in the ___________________

• north

• east

• south

• west

A shadow at noon would appear ____________________

• to the left of the object and long

• to the right of the object and short

• directly beneath the object

• to the left of the object and short

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

why do other stars seem so small compared to the sun?

• other stars are smaller than the sun

• the other stars are really far away

• the other stars are dimmer than the sun

• the sun is really big compared to all other stars